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The document discusses the human sleep cycle, insomnia, and the relationship between insomnia and depression. It covers the normal sleep cycle stages and physiology, defines insomnia and its classification, and examines the connections between insomnia and depression as well as treatment options for both conditions.
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The document discusses the human sleep cycle, insomnia, and the relationship between insomnia and depression. It covers the normal sleep cycle stages and physiology, defines insomnia and its classification, and examines the connections between insomnia and depression as well as treatment options for both conditions.
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The Sleep Cycle Running head: THE SLEEP CYCLE

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The Sleep Cycle: Normalcy, Insomnia, and its Relationship to !manda "a#er $ni%ersity o& E%ans%ille, Indiana epression

The Sleep Cycle Personal Rele%ance Pre&ace (y educational goal is to pursue a graduate degree either in the &ield o& clinical social )or# or clinical psychology* !s a pro&essional, I hope to )or# in a clinical setting* In either o& the pro&essions that I plan to pursue, I )ill treat a %ariety o& clients )ith pro+lems ranging &rom children e,periencing ad-ustment pro+lems in school to older adults &acing their o)n mortality* .ne need that all o& my clients )ill share is the need &or ade/uate, /uality sleep* (y goal in researching insomnia and depression )as to learn )hat researchers ha%e &ound regarding the need &or sleep* I e,amined the normal sleep cycle and discussed the nature o& insomnia* I also descri+ed the correlations +et)een insomnia and depression to gain a +etter understanding o& the relationship +et)een the t)o* 0inally, I e,amined the most prominent treatment options &or +oth insomnia and depression so that I )ill +e +etter prepared to treat my clients*

The Sleep Cycle !+stract Se%eral disciplines ha%e contri+uted to our )or#ing understanding o& sleep* !s researchers in this &ield, psychologists are typically most interested in studying sleep distur+ances* .ne o& the most pre%alent o& these distur+ances is insomnia, a condition that is o&ten accompanied +y other psychological pro+lems, including depression* ! thorough re%ie) o& the e,isting literature )ill pro%ide the +asis &or conclusions regarding the relationship +et)een insomnia and depression* Speci&ically, this paper )ill address the connections among the human sleep cycle, insomnia, depression, and success&ul methods o& treating patients )ith +oth insomnia and depression*

The Sleep Cycle Ta+le o& Contents Personal Rele%ance Pre&ace*************************************1 !+stract*******************************************************2 Ta+le o& Contents**********************************************3 Physiology o& Sleep********************************************4 Human "iological Cloc#************************************5 Stages o& Sleep Cycle*************************************6 Insomnia*******************************************************7 Classi&ication*******************************************'' E&&ects o& Sleep Clinical epri%ation*****************************'1

iagnosis***************************************'2 epression and Insomnia******************'3

Relationship +et)een

The Role o& Serotonin************************************'4 Cause and E&&ect Relationship****************************'4 8ia+le Treatment .ptions**************************************'6 Conclusion****************************************************'7 Re&erences****************************************************1'

The Sleep Cycle The Sleep Cycle: Normalcy, Insomnia, and its Relationship to epression

Sleep is a +iological need shared +y all humans, yet it is only %aguely understood +y researchers* 9e do #no) that healthy sleep patterns are related to other signs o& physical and mental )ellness* Con%ersely, pro+lems sleeping are symptomatic o& other health ris#s* In e,treme cases, disordered sleep can +e attri+uted as the cause o& other serious disorders* It can lead to disastrous accidents* There&ore, the importance o& sleep, and o& understanding sleep, is %ital* Physiology of Sleep The theory o& sleep as a +iological process is relati%ely ne), dating +ac# to the '74:;s )hen RE( sleep )as &irst disco%ered <!serins#y = >leitman, '742?* $ntil that time, there )ere a couple o& central misconceptions regarding the sleep@)a#e cycle* Sleep )as commonly thought to +e a mechanism through )hich the +ody compensated &or a daily +uild@up o& hypnoto,ins* ! person )as thought to &all asleep )hen the le%el o& hypnoto,ins in the +lood +ecame too high* The person )ould then a)a#en )hen these to,ins )ere e,pelled* ! second pro+lem )ith early sleep research )as the &aulty notion that the sleep@)a#e cycle )as not endogenous* That is, some researchers attri+uted the sleep@)a#e cycle to en%ironmental &actors that acted upon a person rather than a person;s intrinsic +iological rhythm* They

The Sleep Cycle thought that &actors such as le%els o& light caused the cycle to occur, )hen in reality this is not the case <La%ie, 1::'?* The cycle persists e%en )hen e,ternal cues are eliminated <9eiten, 1::3?* 9hen !serins#y and >leitman <'742? disco%ered RE( sleep, scienti&ic studies o& sleep +ecame more common* Still, it )as not until the '7A:;s that sleep researchers +egan to &ocus on the sleep@cycle, its causes, and dreaming <La%ie, 1::'?* Today, researchers ha%e adopted a perspecti%e that is similar to the %ie) o& early researchers* !lthough the notion o& hypnoto,ins has +een a+andoned, it is still thought that )a#e&ulness o%er a period o& time causes the +ody to de%elop a Bsleep de+tC )hich can +e paid through sleep <Espie, 1::1?* Human Biological Clock The sleep@)a#e cycle is a type o& circadian rhythm, )hich is a +iological cycle that repeats itsel& appro,imately e%ery 13 hours <La%ie, 1::'?* Physiologists ha%e identi&ied a net)or# o& structures and chemicals in the +rain )hich control the sleep@ )a#e rhythm* Collecti%ely, this net)or# ser%es the &unction o& the human +iological cloc#* The suprachiasmatic nucleus <SPN? is a small structure in the hypothalamus and is the central pacema#er o& the +ody* Lesions o& the area o& the +rain disrupt circadian rhythms, demonstrating the great importance o& this area in the

The Sleep Cycle regulation o& the sleep@)a#e cycle <L* "ec#er, personal communication, (arch ', 1::3?* 9hen certain retinal receptors are e,posed to light, they send in&ormation to the SPN* The SPN sends input to the pineal gland, )hich is responsi+le &or the secretion o& a hormone called melatonin* Secretion o& melatonin &rom the pineal gland helps to resynchroniDe the +ody;s +iological cloc# <9eiten, 1::3?* (elatonin is produced only at nightE light inhi+its its synthesis <La%ie, 1::'?* Stages of Sleep Cycle 9hen the rhythm is properly synchroniDed, an indi%idual )ill cycle through se%eral hours o& )a#e&ulness &ollo)ed +y a

period o& sleep* The sleep cycle can +e di%ided into &i%e stages* Non-REM sleep* The &irst &our stages o& sleep are categoriDed together as non@RE( sleep +ecause there are no rapid eye mo%ements during these stages* Non@RE( sleep is also characteriDed +y %arying degrees o& +rain acti%ity, )hich is measured +y an electroencephalograph <EEF?* Stage one is a +rie& transitional period o& light sleep* uring this stage, +reathing

and heart rate +egin to slo)* "ody temperature decreases and muscles +egin to rela,* Theta )a%es are prominent in the +rain during this stage* 9hile the amount o& time it ta#es to &all asleep %aries &rom person to person, most people spend '@6 minutes in the &irst stage o& sleep* Stage t)o &ollo)s and is characteriDed +y sleep spindles, )hich are +rie& +ursts o&

The Sleep Cycle higher &re/uency )a%es* EEF studies re%eal mi,ed +rain acti%ity during stage t)o sleep, )hich lasts appro,imately ':@14 minutes <9eiten, 1::3?* 0inally, a+out 2: minutes a&ter &alling asleep, indi%iduals reach slo) )a%e sleep, )hich is comprised o& stages three and &our* Slo) )a%e sleep recei%es its name &rom the high amplitude, lo) &re/uency delta )a%es that are present during sleep stages three and &our* Sleep is deeper in stages three and &our than in the &irst t)o stages* ! person )ill remain in slo) )a%e sleep &or a+out 2: minutes +e&ore cycling +ac# through the lighter stages o& sleep and &inally into RE( sleep <9eiten, 1::3?* REM sleep* RE( sleep is some)hat mysterious* uring RE(

sleep, the +rain demonstrates high &re/uency +eta )a%es that mimic )a#e&ulness* "lood pressure rises and respiration increases* !nother characteristic o& this stage o& sleep is the presence o& rapid eye mo%ements, )hich is ho) RE( sleep got its name* In spite o& the apparent +urst o& acti%ity during this phase, indi%iduals are actually in a deep sleep* Their muscles are %ery rela,ed and they are di&&icult to a)a#en* The +eta )a%es and eye mo%ements, there&ore, are attri+uted to the process o& dreaming* Indeed, most dreaming does occur during RE( sleep, although it is possi+le to dream in non@RE( sleep as )ell <9eiten, 1::3?*

The Sleep Cycle Variations in the cycle* Slo) )a%e sleep is most prominent early in the night* Indi%iduals )ill spend gradually less time in slo) )a%e sleep and more time in RE( sleep as they cycle through the sleep stages* The &irst RE( period during the night lasts only a &e) minutes, )hile the last one or t)o periods may last up to an hour <9eiten, 1::3?* The sleep@)a#e cycle %aries signi&icantly )ith age* Young adults spend a+out 1:G o& their total sleep time in slo) )a%e sleep and 1:G in RE( sleep, suggesting that &luctuations in slo) )a%e and RE( duration e%en themsel%es out during the night* Ho)e%er, this is not true o& other age groups* In&ants spend a great deal more time in RE( sleep than adults* In addition, older adults spend dramatically less time in slo) )a%e sleep than younger adults <9eiten, 1::3?* There is also a decrease in total time spent sleeping in the elderly, despite an increase in the amount o& time spent in +ed <(orin = Framling, '7A7?* Clearly, the sleep@)a#e cycle has %ariations according to indi%idual di&&erences* Stimuli outside the indi%idual also ha%e the potential to disrupt the rhythm* These &actors include periods o& stress, illness, or mental dys&unction* 9hen the sleep@)a#e cycle +ecomes irregular, sleep may +ecome distur+ed* Insomnia Insomnia, the most reported o& all sleep distur+ances <Ruya#, "ils+ury, = Ra-da, 1::3?, a&&ects millions o& people in

The Sleep Cycle the $nited States each year* Estimates o& its pre%alence %ary )idely* Some sur%ey studies indicate complaints o& insomnia in

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2:@34G o& adults* Primary insomnia occurs in '@':G o& adults and accounts &or '4@14G o& cases o& chronic insomnia <!merican Psychiatric !ssociation, 1:::?* Insomnia is more common in )omen than in men <Pallesen, Nordhus, Ha%i#, = Nielsen, 1::'?* !s noted pre%iously, the elderly are at greater ris# &or de%eloping insomnia than younger adults <(orin = Framling, '7A7?* ! pro+lem )ith the epidemiological data is that some people )ho report su+-ecti%e insomnia ha%e no o+-ecti%e sleep de&iciencyE con%ersely, people )ho report themsel%es as normal sleepers may demonstrate signi&icant sleep distur+ances* These people may not +e a)are o& the distur+ance +ecause it produces no detriments to daytime &unctioning, or they may simply choose not to report it <Edinger, 0ins et al*, 1:::?* Ne%ertheless, the pre%alence o& insomnia is great enough to merit &urther in%estigation* Ho)e%er, +e&ore proceeding )ith a more detailed description o& insomnia, it should +e noted that sleep needs %ary dramatically among indi%iduals* Research tells us that the a%erage adult needs 6@A hours o& sleep a night* Still, )e must ta#e this &igure &or -ust )hat it is: a statistical a%erage )ith de%iations in each direction* (any adults can &unction normally on less than se%en hours o& sleep* .thers may need more than

The Sleep Cycle eight hours a night to &eel ade/uately rested* The important thing to remem+er is that insomnia is not strictly de&ined according to the num+er o& hours a person sleeps each night <Espie, 1::1?* Classification Insomnia can +e su+di%ided into categories according to either <'? the cause o& the insomnia or <1? the characteristics

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o& the sleep distur+ance* In the &irst case, insomnia is di%ided into primary insomnia and secondary insomnia* Primary insomnia re&ers to insomnia that is caused +y a psychological disorder, such as conditioned arousal to the +edroom* Secondary insomnia re&ers to insomnia )ith a medical or psychiatric +asis* 0or e,ample, a patient su&&ering &rom se%ere pain )ould li#ely e,perience sleep loss* In this case the distur+ance in sleep )ould +e la+eled secondary insomnia* The remainder o& this paper )ill &ocus on primary insomnia, as most research &ocuses on this type o& insomnia <Lichstein, urrence, Riedel, = "ayen, 1::'?

and it is the type o& insomnia most related to the &ield o& psychology* The iagnostic an! Statistical Manual of Mental isor!ers,

a pu+lication +y the !merican Psychiatric !ssociation <1:::?, de&ines primary insomnia as: a complaint o& di&&iculty initiating or maintaining sleep or o& nonrestorati%e sleep that lasts &or at least ' month

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<Criterion !? and causes clinically signi&icant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas o& &unctioning <Criterion "?* The distur+ance in sleep does not occur e,clusi%ely during the course o& another sleep disorder <Criterion C? or mental disorder <Criterion ? and is not due to the direct physiological

e&&ects o& a su+stance or a general medical condition <Criterion E?* <p* 477? Primary insomnia can +e &urther characteriDed according to the onset and duration o& the sleep distur+ance* This method o& classi&ication produces &our types o& insomnia* Sleep onset insomnia in%ol%es di&&iculty &alling asleep* Sleep maintenance insomnia is characteriDed +y di&&iculty &alling +ac# to sleep a&ter )a#ing during the night* Terminal insomnia is similar to sleep maintenance insomnia e,cept the patient does not return to sleep &or e%en a short time a&ter )a#ing during the night or early morning* 0inally, nonrestorati%e sleep is characteriDed +y &eeling unre&reshed a&ter sleep <Pallesen et al*, 1::'?* Effects of Sleep epri"ation

People )ho su&&er &rom insomnia report a %ariety o& detrimental e&&ects, the most common +eing decreased daytime &unctioning* Chronic insomniacs report more memory di&&iculties, increased )or# a+senteeism, and &e)er promotions at )or# than do their co)or#ers )ho recei%e ade/uate rest* 0urther, insomnia has

The Sleep Cycle detrimental e&&ects on society as a )hole, including loss o&

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producti%ity, increased occurrence o& accidents, and e%en rising costs o& healthcare <Ruya#, "ils+ury, = Ra-da 1::3?* ! recent report +y Harrison and Horne <1:::? e,amined the e&&ects o& sleep loss on the decision@ma#ing process* The authors list se%eral pro+lem areas &or sleep@depri%ed decision ma#ers, including: impaired language s#ills communication, lac# o& inno%ation, in&le,i+ility o& thought processes, inappropriate attention to peripheral concerns or distraction, o%er@reliance on pre%ious strategies, un)illingness to try out no%el strategies, unrelia+le memory &or )hen e%ents occurred, change in mood including loss o& empathy )ith colleagues, and ina+ility to deal )ith surprise and the une,pected* <p* 135? These results, though not surprising, are cause &or concern* Indeed, Harrison and Horne <1:::? mention the connection +et)een sleep depri%ation and disasters such as the e,plosion o& the Challenger space shuttle* Pre%ention o& serious accidents li#e this may +egin )ith a +etter understanding o& the e&&ects o& sleep depri%ation* Clinical iagnosis SM-IV-#R de&inition o&

Con&usion may arise )hen the

primary insomnia is compared )ith researchers; reports o& it* !s

The Sleep Cycle mentioned, Lichstein et al* <1::'? listed psychological distur+ance as the cause o& primary insomnia* This statement should not +e considered contradictory to the criteria &or diagnosis listed in the SM-IV-#R <!merican Psychiatric

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!ssociation, 1:::? )hich state that the diagnosis o& primary insomnia must not +e made i& the distur+ance occurs e,clusi%ely )ith a mental disorder* 0or e,ample, a patient )ho su&&ers &rom depression may spend a great amount o& time in +ed, yet e,perience di&&iculty sleeping* E%entually, the patient +ecomes negati%ely conditioned &or sleep and may e,perience insomnia e%en a&ter the depression has +een resol%ed* !ccording to the SM-IV-#R, this situation

)ould +e grounds &or a diagnosis o& primary insomnia +ecause the patient e,hi+its insomnia that stems &rom a psychological disorder +ut does not occur e,clusi%ely )ith the psychological disorder <!merican Psychiatric !ssociation, 1:::?* The relationship +et)een insomnia and depression )ill no) +e addressed in greater detail* Relationship $et%een epression an! Insomnia

Researchers, clinicians, and e%en patients ha%e all identi&ied sleeping disorders )ith depression &or many years* irect correlations +et)een sel&@reports o& sleep di&&iculty and le%els o& an,iety and depression are commonly reported in the literature <Edinger, 0ins et al*, 1:::?* Ho)e%er, this

The Sleep Cycle correlation does not gi%e us any insight into the cause@e&&ect

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relationship <i& any e,ists? +et)een insomnia and depression* To de%elop a +etter understanding o& this relationship, a comparison )ill &irst +e made +et)een depression and insomnia at the physiological le%el* #he Role of Serotonin Serotonin is a neurochemical that is #no)n to +e associated )ith depression* Research indicates that patients )ith depression &re/uently ha%e lo)er le%els o& serotonin in the +rain than nondepressi%es* Common antidepressant medications include a &amily o& selecti%e serotonin reupta#e inhi+itors, or SSRIs <"uysse, 1::3?, designed to e,tend the amount o& time that serotonin is present in synaptic cle&ts in the +rain* The medications success&ully reduce or eliminate depressi%e symptoms &or many patients* Ho)e%er, SSRIs ha%e mi,ed e&&ects on sleeping patterns* They can cause insomnia in some patients, )hile inducing dro)siness in others <"uysse, 1::3?* 9hen SSRIs are discontinued, either gradually or a+ruptly, insomnia can result <Ri%as@8aD/ueD, Hohnson, "lais, = Rey, '777?* These e&&ects may +e attri+uted to serotonin;s role in the regulation o& RE( sleep <L* "ec#er, personal communication, (arch ', 1::3?* Cause an! Effect Relationship

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depression and some type o& sleep distur+ance* !llgo)er, 9ardle, and Steptoe <1::'? &ound that 16G o& sur%ey respondents )ho met criteria &or depressi%e symptoms also reported irregular sleep hours <less than se%en or more than 7 hours o& sleep each night?* (onroe, Thase, and Simons <'771? reported similar &indings* Sel&@reports o& depressi%e symptoms and stress )ere directly correlated to RE( sleep latency* .&ten, these correlations are e,plained +y listing the sleep distur+ance among the symptoms o& depression* In &act, clinicians, researchers, and e%en patients themsel%es o&ten %ie) pro+lems sleeping as simply e,tensions o& depression <>ra#o) et al*, 1:::?* .ther studies indicate that symptoms o& insomnia are more li#ely to +e o+ser%ed +y clinicians in patients )ho report themsel%es as depressed, +ut lac# a clinical diagnosis o& depression than in patients )ho are clinically depressed <Santor = Coyne, 1::'?* ! study on the relationships o& light, insomnia, and depression &ound that greater illumination during the day )as negati%ely correlated )ith +oth sleep latency and depressed mood <9allace@Fuy et al*, 1::1?* The results o& these t)o studies demonstrate the close and comple, relationship +et)een insomnia and depression*

The Sleep Cycle .ne study <"uch)ald = Rudic#@ a%is, '772? &ound that sleep distur+ance )as reported in 7AG o& patients in a ma-or depressi%e episode* 0urther, 73G o& the control group reported no sleep distur+ance, suggesting not only that distur+ed sleep is a symptom o& depression, +ut it may also +e use&ul in

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predicting a &uture diagnosis o& depression* !nother study &ound that insomnia may result in su+se/uent mood dys&unction <Nicassio = 9allston, '771?* These mi,ed results indicate that la+eling insomnia as a symptom o& depression may +e hasty* (ost o& the e,isting data comparing insomnia and depression is correlationalE there&ore, causation o& one +y the other cannot +e ade/uately determined* There are a &e) studies <Nicassio = 9allston, '771? )hich attempt to address a causal relationship +et)een the t)o, +ut they are limited in their scope and applica+ility* 0urther research is needed to de%elop a causal lin#* In addition, researchers should try to e,plain )hat must occur in order &or depression to lead to insomnia, or %ice %ersa* 9hy does it seem that in some cases, insomnia results &rom depression, +ut in other cases the re%erse is trueI This /uestion must +e addressed so that treatment can +e more success&ul* Via$le #reatment &ptions E%en though a concrete causal relationship is lac#ing, insomnia and depression can o&ten +e treated at the same time

The Sleep Cycle through the same types o& therapies* Cogniti%e@+eha%ioral therapy <C"T? is a popular approach &or the treatment o& +oth depression and insomnia* C"T has +een &ound to reduce sleep %aria+ility, )hich may pro%ide indi%iduals )ith more satis&action &rom their sleep <Edinger, Hoelscher, (arsh, Lipper, = Ionescu@Pioggia, '771?* In a study +y Espie, Inglis, and Har%ey <1::'?, insomnia patients )ere e,posed to 5 )ee#ly group sessions o& C"T* Participants also completed a one@year &ollo)@up to trac# the e&&ecti%eness o& the therapy* Results indicated that &or t)o@thirds o& the patients, C"T led to normaliDation o& sleep onset latency and time spent a)a#e at night* These results do not indicate C"T as a cure@all method &or alle%iating insomnia* Ho)e%er, the results are encouraging gi%en that these patients )ere su&&ering &rom signi&icant sleep distur+ances and &ollo)ing treatment )ere approaching normal sleeping patterns* Espie, Inglis, and Har%ey <1::'? also had an interesting &inding regarding patients )ith high le%els o& an,iety and depressi%eness* 9hile it is noted that patients )ith depressi%e illness )ere e,cluded &rom the study, those patients )ho )ere ele%ated in depressi%eness and an,iety +ut short o& clinical diagnosis e,perienced greater response to C"T than patients )ho )ere not ele%ated on these measures* In particular, ele%ated patients e,perienced more impro%ements in continuity o& their

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sleep* This &inding is puDDling +ecause it seems to suggest that insomniacs )ill respond +etter to this &orm o& treatment i& they also su&&er &rom dys&unctions in mood* Yet, )hy should this +e the caseI !gain, &urther research must +e done to address the comple, relationship to ans)er this /uestion* C"T need not +e completed &ace to &ace to +e success&ul* ! recent study indicated that telephone consultations )ere as success&ul as +oth indi%idual and group &ace@to@&ace sessions in treating insomniacs <"astien, (orin, .uellet, "lais, = "ouchard, 1::3?* ! pioneering study o& internet@+ased sel&@help therapy sho)s promise in pro%iding a lo)er@cost alternati%e to indi%idual therapy <Strom, Pettersson, = !ndersson, 1::3?* In spite o& success rates o& psychological therapies, the most common treatment o& +oth insomnia and depression is medication* Pharmacology pro%ides a simple and cost e&&ecti%e means o& treatment, +ut users o& insomnia medications ris# tolerance and dependence o%er time <"astien et al*, 1::3?* 9ithdra)al e&&ects can +ring on re+ound insomnia* Perhaps more importantly, use o& sedati%e medication can lead to decreased daytime &unctioning, )hich is one o& the primary di&&iculties o& insomnia in the &irst place <(urtagh = Freen)ood, '774?* Conclusion In order to understand a dys&unction o& a gi%en system, one must &irst understand the normal &unctioning o& that system*

The Sleep Cycle There&ore, a re%ie) o& the sleep@)a#e cycle is necessary )hen e,amining the cycle;s most prominent dys&unction: insomnia* The pre%alence o& insomnia is great enough to )arrant in%estigation o& the )ays it de%elops*

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! diagnosis o& insomnia is o&ten made in con-unction )ith a diagnosis o& depression* These disorders are intricately related* The relationship is comple, enough to ha%e a%oided causal e,planation +y researchers* Ho)e%er, )ith e%ery study conducted, )e are one step closer to unra%eling the connection* espite the tendency to %ie) insomnia as merely a result o& depression in depressed patients, clinicians should e,amine each case care&ully +e&ore determining any cause@e&&ect relationship* Studies indicate that depression o&ten leads to insomnia and other sleep disorders* Ho)e%er, in some cases, insomnia can +e the cause o& depression and other disorders* This distinction must +e made in order to ensure proper treatment o& each disorder* 9hile medication remains the most popular treatment choice, C"T can +e a success&ul and cost e&&ecti%e alternati%e*

The Sleep Cycle Re&erences !llgo)er, !*, 9ardle, H*, = Steptoe, !* <1::'?* epressi%e

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statistical manual of mental !isor!ers <te,t re%ision?* 9ashington, C: !uthor*

J!serins#y, E*, = >leitman, N* <'742?* Regularly occurring periods o& eye motility, and concomitant phenomena, during sleep* Science' **+' 162@163* "astien, C* H*, (orin, C* (*, .uellet, (*, "lais, 0* C*, = "ouchard S* <1::3?* Cogniti%e@+eha%ioral therapy &or insomnia: Comparison o& indi%idual therapy, group therapy, and telephone consultations* ,ournal of Consulting an! Clinical Psychology' -(' 542@547* "uch)ald, !* (*, = Rudic#@ a%is, * <'772?* The symptoms o&

ma-or depression* ,ournal of .$normal Psychology' *)(' '76@ 1:4* "uysse, * H* <1::3?* Insomnia, depression, and aging: !ssessing

sleep and mood interactions in older adults* /eriatrics' 01' 36@4'* Edinger, H* *, 0ins, !* I*, Flenn, * (*, Sulli%an, R* H*,

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The Sleep Cycle o+-ecti%e sleep distur+ances among adults )ith and )ithout insomnia complaintsI ,ournal of Consulting an! Clinical Psychology' 2+' 4A5@472* Edinger, H* *, Hoelscher, T* H*, (arsh, F* R*, Lipper, S*, =

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Ionescu@Pioggia, (* <'771?* ! cogniti%e@+eha%ioral therapy &or sleep@maintenance insomnia in older adults* Psychology an! .ging' -' 1A1@1A7* Espie, C* !* <1::1?* Insomnia: Conceptual issues in the de%elopment, persistence, and treatment o& sleep disorders in adults* .nnual Re"ie% of Psychology' 03' 1'4@132* Espie, C* !*, Inglis, S* H*, = Har%ey, L* <1::'?* Predicting clinically signi&icant response to cogniti%e +eha%ior therapy &or chronic insomnia in general medical practice: !nalyses o& outcome data at '1 months posttreatment* ,ournal of Consulting an! Clinical Psychology' 21' 4A@55* Harrison, Y*, = Horne, H* !* <1:::?* The impact o& sleep depri%ation on decision ma#ing: ! re%ie)* ,ournal of E4perimental Psychology5 .pplie!' 2' 125@137* >ra#o), "*, !rtar, !*, 9arner, T* *, (elendreD, *, Hohnston,

L*, Holli&ield, (*, Fermain, !*, = >oss, (* <1:::?* Sleep disorder, depression, and suicidality in &emale se,ual assault sur%i%ors* Crisis5 #he ,ournal of Crisis Inter"ention an! Suici!e Pre"ention' (*' '52@'6:* La%ie, P* <1::'?* Sleep@)a#e as a +iological rhythm* .nnual

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